JoinSCST: Society for College Science Teachers—We Know How to Improve Science Understanding in Students, So Why Aren’t College Professors Embracing It?
It’s difficult for most professors to realize that what’s worked in the past won’t necessarily work with today’s students. Adopting new strategies and technologies is always hard, yet it’s amazing how quickly professors take to new instructional technologies. So the question arises, why haven’t advances in the verbal delivery of information to students caught on the same way? This month’s column provides some insight into this critical issue.